Imran Al asked:




Depression is a mental illness that may vary from person to person and severity. Normally it is recommended to take medical help if a person is suffering from depression, as severe depression in a person may lead to harming oneself and even committing *******.

However, if you feel you are suffering from lower or mild levels of depression, you can take action to take care of yourself. Before you start taking anti-depressant pills, try the following self-help tips. They may work wonders for you, and if they don’t, you have nothing to lose as they do not end up having side-effects like the anti-depressant your doctor prescribes you.

1. Get a self-help book for yourself. Self-help books may do wonders for you. Some of the self-help writers like Og Mandino, Eckhhart Tolle and Dale Carnegie are known world wide for their effective writing techniques when dealing with self-help issues. You may want to go to a library and dive into the self-help section for books that you will feel are written specifically for you. If you think you can afford buying a book, you can go to the bookshop and buy a book, so that you can read it and keep it with you.
2. Music is termed as the food of the soul. For many people, music relaxes the mind and body, and one feels calm. You can listen to the music you like in your free time and experience a soothing feeling in your body.
3. Entertain yourself by going to an exhibition or festival. Take out some time for yourself.
4. Talk to your friends more often. Sharing things in your life may help you feel lighter and more relaxed.
5. Try meditation.
6. Enjoy nature. Enjoy sunrise, sunset, birds and trees.

Tom Miller asked:




It is true that self-help seminars and workshops can do a lot to help you get a better self esteem. It is also true that going to a life coach or a counselor or psychologist for training can work well for some.

However, the only thing that can accompany you wherever you go is self-help books, and there are many available on the market by renowned authors. Since the problems of low self esteem are not predominant in America alone, but all around the world, it should not be too hard for you to get your hands on a good self-help book, wherever you may be.

Self-help books need not always be on increasing self esteem directly. One look through a book shop’s self-help section will show that you can buy books on hobbies like photography and cooking, and on personal help like doing better at relationships and at work. All these will however help you with better self esteem in the long run. So, there is a self-help book for you, whatever the goals that you set for your self may be.

As human beings, we are superior to all other living things on the planet and one of the things that prove this is our ability to effect change on our surroundings. So do get a self-help book on whatever it is that you would like to change, and put what you learn from these books into affect.

Soon you will see a positive change in your life, and the feelings of accomplishment that come with this can work wonders for your self-image. So many self-help books have been published to date that it is not a problem finding one on whatever topic you may have in mind. In fact you may face a bigger problem selecting one or two books out of the dozens to choose from.

Self-help books are a great thing to carry if you travel a lot. Not only do they help you pass your time constructively they are easy to carry and store. As sophisticated and miniature that palmtop computers have gotten today, the feel of a good book in your hands can never be replaced by a computer, and any one accustomed to handling books will confirm that.

We may get so preoccupied in our day to day problems that it is not always easy to take out the time to attend a self improvement seminar or lecture. But we can all at least take out the time and money to get a good self-help book. After all, it is for our own improvement that we do this, so do take the time and effort to get your hands on a book of this sort.

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beautifulpaperflower asked:

This is an intro to the depression help section of my channel, I have been suffering with clinical depression for about 6 years now and anxiety for even longer, please do not leave any nasty comments on here I’m trying to make this a nice supportive enviroment for people from all walks of life thanks for dropping by! I hope to see you again soon!